Example sentences of "[art] liberal [noun pl] ['s] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Liberal Democrats ' four seats were reduced to two . |
| 2 | Despite having 48 North West seats , compared with the Conservatives ’ 29 and the Liberal Democrats ' two , Labour was bitterly disappointed by its performance . |
| 3 | The Liberal Democrats ' first gain was Cheltenham , where the Tory candidate Mr John Taylor , failed to become the party 's first black MP . |
| 4 | Tim Hurren , the Liberal Democrats ' prospective Parliamentary candidate for Harrogate , has called on British Rail to electrify the Leeds , Harrogate , York line following the start of work between Skipton and Ilkley . |
| 5 | One of the Liberal Democrats ' best chances of winning a new seat in next week 's general election lies in Hereford . |
| 6 | As leader of the Liberal Democrats ' largest and wealthiest faction , Mr Takeshita wields enormous clout . |
| 7 | THE CHOICE of the ‘ capital ’ of Cornwall 's one-time china clay industry as the venue for the Liberal Democrats ' penultimate and most glitzy election rally last night was no accident . |
| 8 | I have been examining the Liberal Democrats ' environmental document called , ’ Costing the Earth ’ . |
| 9 | At the other extreme , the NOP poll for the Independent on Sunday — giving Labour a three-point lead and putting the Liberal Democrats on only 17 per cent — would likewise result in a hung parliament , but this time one in which Labour would be the largest party with 317 seats , compared with the Tories ' 296 and the Liberal Democrats ' 14 . |
| 10 | Support for a ratified Maastricht Treaty , which included the social dimension , had equally been stated in the Liberal Democrats ' general election manifesto . |
| 11 | Labour is outstripped by the Tories ' 61 women councillors out of 257 ( 24 per cent ) and the Liberal Democrats ' 39 out of 137 ( 28 per cent ) . |
| 12 | He 's not standing this time and has been replaced by one of the Liberal Democrats ' top backroom boys Sir William Goodhart . |
| 13 | At one extreme the Gallup poll for yesterday 's Sunday Telegraph — showing the two main parties level-pegging , with the Liberal Democrats on 22 per cent — would result in a hung parliament , but with the Conservatives as the largest single party with 305 seats , compared with Labour 's 298 and the Liberal Democrats ' 24 . |
| 14 | Election Focus:A Hung Parliament : Paddy 's Big Step The Liberal Democrats ' well-laid plans for power-sharing may be about to bear fruit . |
| 15 | Significantly , farmers — generally reliable Tory supporters — are blaming the Government for the sins of Brussels and appear to be turning a blind eye to the Liberal Democrats ' pro-European stance . |